Updated Status: In A Relationship

Yes, you read it right.  It is official.  I am "in a relationship".  Finally, right?  Let me give you the background. We have been friends for a while, but I have never put in enough effort to make it "official".  For over a year, I haven't been able to just make the commitment and give it all I have. I have always made excuses for why we couldn't spend enough time together, and I would always put other things before him, despite living only 4 blocks apart.  Fortunately, he has always stuck by me, always been there when I needed him, and always made the time we did spend together enjoyable.  Over the past year, whenever we would hang out, I would always leave knowing that he was the right one for me, but then I would find another excuse to get in the way of taking the next step. Over the holidays, I, in a sense, abondoned him.  I actually avoided him at all costs keeping the idea in the back of my head that it was the holidays, lots of things going on, staying busy at work, and just, again, not making any time for him.  Sad, I know.  With new year resolutions, fresh beginnings, and hope for an amazing year ahead, I did a little soul searching.  Once I stopped making excuses for myself, cleared a few things out of the way, and tried to get my priorities in line, there was no better conclusion than diving straight in to a serious committment with him. 

His name is Jim.  Most people spell his name "Gym", but not me.  Since the start of our new relationship, we have hung out every day!! He loves me and I (seriously) love him.  I feel so much better with him in my life, and I can't wait to see what the year has in store for us.  We have made a mutual agreement to train together for my upcoming half marathon, and I have promised him that I will clear time out of my schedule 6 days a week.  I used to believe that was too much time together, but not anymore.  Since we love each other so much, we should spend as much time together as possible, right?

Cheers to a successful, healthy, and commitment bound 2011!